ASSESSMENT OF NEEDED BIOLOGY MATERIAL RESOURCES FOR SUSTAINABLE EDUCATIONAL GOALS IN IMO STATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Abstract

The study focused on the needed Biology material resources for effective
implementation of Senior Secondary Biology Curriculum and sustenance of
educational goals in Imo State public secondary schools. Guided by three research
questions and three hypotheses, the researchers adopted descriptive survey design.
Multistage, proportionate and random sampling techniques were used to draw94
biology teachers from a population of 306 Biology teachers in Imo State. A validated
researchers’ developed rating scale tagged: Rating Scale of the Needed Material
Resources for Effective Implementation of Biology Senior Secondary Curriculum and
Sustenance of Educational Goals” was used to collect data . The instrument has
reliability coefficients that range from 0.72 to 0.86 for the internal consistency of the
three clusters. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research
questions while t-test of proportions was used to test the three hypotheses at 0.05
significance levels. Findings revealed that half of the infrastructural facilities and
more than half of the laboratory consumables and equipment are needed in schools
for effective implementation of the Senior Secondary Biology Curriculum and
sustenance of educational goals. Recommendations were made which among others
include that government should take proactive step to provide the needed materials.